SC Ports achieves record container throughput for FY2021

South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) has achieved a record for containers handled at the Port of Charleston, handling 2.55m teu in FY21.

The record throughput was handled across Wando Welch Terminal, North Charleston Terminal and Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal and represented a 9.6% increase from FY2020.

Jim Newsome, SC Ports president and CEO, said: “While the global pandemic has placed great strain on global supply chains, it has also highlighted how incredibly vital maritime, motor carrier and logistics workers are to the supply chain.